Date/Nut Pinwheels Recipe

Date/Nut Pinwheels Recipe Date/Nut Pinwheels Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

This is a family favorite anytime, but especially at the holidays. Sometimes I'll freeze the dough and then bake the cookies when I have time.

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Date/Nut Pinwheels Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
  • Yield: 54 Servings
30 10 40

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • DATE FILLING:
  • 1 package (16 ounces) whole pitted dates
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

  • Sift together flour and baking soda. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs; blend well. Add the flour mixture and beat until well mixed. Chill for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle.
  • Meanwhile, for filling, place dates, sugar and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook until dates are tender and most of the water has evaporated. Stir in nuts; cool.
  • Divide dough into three portions. Between pieces of waxed paper, roll each portion into a 12-in. x 10-in. rectangle. Spread 1/3 of the filling over each. Roll up from one of the long sides. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Dough may be kept in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Slice dough into 1/3-in. cookies.
  • Place on greased baking sheets and bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 9 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 133 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 17 mg cholesterol, 50 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Date/Nut Pinwheels in Country Extra November 1991, p47

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Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2012 by mizfixit

This is my family's favorite cookie at Christmas. It's always the first thing to get eaten and the first thing to disappear.

These are a bit of work, but well worth it. I usually have to use around 4 1/2 C. of flour in the dough--otherwise, while baking they tend to spread into an oblong shape. If you cook the date filling too much it will be difficult to spread--add a little water back to the mixture to make it more spreadable. I have frozen the dough rolls up to a month before baking (wrapped in waxed paper, then put in a 9"x13" cake pan with lid.) Also, these cookies freeze well. I usually make them in November for Christmas. I would say these could easily be frozen up to 3 months.

Reviewed on Jul. 08, 2010 by puffybloomers

very good,everybody loves them

 
 

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